Heavy Lifting: Bulldog powerlifters storm to meet title

By SKIP LEON Skip.Leon@hearstnp.com

Published 11:44 am, Monday, February 1, 2016

The Plainview Bulldog powerlifting team demolished the competition at the Highland Park Amarillo Classic Saturday.

Plainview had six individual champions, two runners-up and a third-place finish to accumulate 55 points and run away with the team title. Host Highland Park was a distant second with 28 points and Dalhart was third with 23 points.

Plainview’s top lifter for the day was Crystin Baston. The senior won the 220-pound weight class with a total of 1,525 pounds hoisted.

Baston had team-best marks of a 600-pound dead lift and a 350-pound bench press. He had a 575-pound squat, which was tied for the team lead with Adriel Flores, who won the 275-pound weight class.

Flores and Roy Abanonu were first and second, respectively, at 275 pounds. Flores edged Abanonu by just five pounds total.

Flores had a 575-pound squat, a 560-pound dead lift and a bench press of 300 pounds for a total of 1,435 pounds. Abanonu hoisted a total of 1,430 pounds, which included a 565-pound squat, a 535-pound dead lift and a bench press of 330 pounds.

Other individual winners for Plainview were Rolando Gill at 181 pounds, Luis Estrada in the 148-pound weight class, Esteban Fiero at 132 pounds and Ignacio Romero at 123 pounds.

Gill lifted a total of 1,240 pounds. That included a 505-pound dead lift, a 465-pound squat and a bench press of 270 pounds.

Teammate Austin Powell was third at 181 pounds with a total of 1,165 pounds lifted. That included a 460-pound dead lift, a 430-pound squat and a bench press of 275 pounds.

Estrada was the winner in the 148-pound weight class and teammate Jerrico Enriquez was the runner-up. Estrada lifted a total of 1,145 pounds, which included a 450-pound dead lift, a 420-pound squat and a bench press of 275 pounds.

Enriquez hoisted a total of 1,075 pounds, which included a 450-pound squat, a 405-pound dead lift and a bench press of 220 pounds.

Fiero lifted a total of 975 pounds to win the 132-pound weight class. His total included a 380-pound dead lift, a 370-pound squat and a bench press of 225 pounds.

Romero lifted a total of 885 pounds to win the 123-pound weight class. His total included a 375-pound squat, a 350-pound dead lift and a bench press of 160 pounds.

Also for Plainview, Jeremy Dominguez finished sixth in the 198-pound weight class. He lifted a total of 1,040 pounds, which included a 425-pound squat, a 385-pound dead lift and a bench press of 230 pounds.